weigh down

Example Sentences

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The moves hammered mining stocks, helping to weigh down the S&P 500 by 0.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Net profit attributable to shareholders was 6.1 billion euros, more than double that of 2024, when it was weighed down by legal costs related to a troubled takeover.

From Barron's

Microsoft, by contrast, serves a highly complex mix of businesses, consumers and even gamers, with a sharp drop in Xbox sales weighing down its More Personal Computing segment in the holiday quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea was to flush all shareholders who wanted out in one fell swoop, avoiding the cycle of redemptions that weighed down Blackstone’s real-estate fund for years when it fell from favor.

From The Wall Street Journal

That figure includes local-government spending on public works, which is weighed down by mountains of debt hidden off official balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal